This blog is a forum to highlight, celebrate and share the good works of people and organizations making our world a better place, especially those who are dedicated to catching the hurtful stones we are prone to cast at, or throw in the path of, the marginalized, vulnerable and victimized among us. Be a stonecatcher!

Friday, February 26, 2016

Walking The Interfaith Path

Clarence Jordan, the faith leader who mentored Habitat's founder Millard Fuller at Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia, is often called Habitat's spiritual leader. His words on a sign near the door of the Koinonia Conference room of Habitat for Humanity International's Atlanta world headquarters caused me to pause before I entered.

I was in Atlanta representing Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity this week as one of 14 Habitat affiliates across the U.S. teaming with Habitat International's Faith Engagement Department to make recommendations that could help expand Habitat's interfaith collaborations globally.

Think of the impact collaborating faith communities could have sharing their common principles of welcoming and serving people in need -- the neighbor, the stranger, the marginalized, the vulnerable -- by working side-by-side to advance Habitat's mission: Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, community and hope.

Think of the impact collaborations could have in advancing the peace, understanding, and acceptance among different faiths when they come together to work in partnership for the greater good of the world.

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Be A Stonecatcher!

I drive a red truck. I want to catch stones. This blog is a forum to highlight, celebrate and share the good works of people and organizations making our world a better place, especially those who are dedicated to catching the hurtful stones we are prone to cast at, or throw in the path of, the marginalized, vulnerable, and victimized among us, which prevents them from realizing the recognition, respect, and rights a just world should afford everyone. Invest in each other and work together. Be a stonecatcher!